2 is what percent of 497? (What percent of 497 is 2?)

2 is what percent of 497?

The question here is "2 is what percent of 497?" which is the same as "What percent of 497 is 2?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 497 equals 2.

The problem is therefore x% of 497 = 2 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 497
		100

= 2

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.402. The answer to "2 is what percent of 497?" is therefore:

0.402%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.402 percent of 497 is 2.

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